harmless vs hurtful

harmless

adj
  • Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe. 

  • Not intended to harm; inoffensive. 

hurtful

adj
  • Tending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury. 

  • Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting. 

How often have the words harmless and hurtful occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )